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ALEC tax filings indicate they made a prohibited cash payment to Rep. Eric Cantor in 2009; 21 State legislators also listed as receiving cash.

If our representatives are so desperate for legislative ideas, they should consult the people they were elected to represent. We’ll even give them the advice for free.

Why is Common Cause continuing to fight for redistricting reform? Well, part of the reason can be found in yesterday’s expose article in Roll Call: Emails Reveal Role of Boehner Aide, NRCC in Ohio Redistricting (Shira Toeplitz, Roll Call, 12/12/11) The article depicts an all-too familiar story of partisan excess, the overpowering influence of money, and [...]

Following up on our new report, Deep Drilling, Deep Pockets, about the mountain of money the fracking industry is building around legislators making decisions about the controversial drilling method, our James Browning talked to MSNBC about the stakes for our environment as well as the enormous amount of cash in question: $726 million at the [...]

Two Supreme Court justices are again treading dangerously near and perhaps crossing an ethical boundary that sensibly restricts off-the-bench activity by other federal judges. “The scheduled keynote speeches tonight by Justices Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas at what appears to be a fundraising dinner for the Federalist Society highlight the need for higher ethical standards [...]